Timeline for Expert trying to blame me for an accident
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| Jun 8, 2019 at 18:02 | comment | added | gnasher729 | I wonder on what basis an "expert" could conclude that you must have done a "wheelie" just before the accident. | |
| Jan 22, 2019 at 8:22 | comment | added | z3r0 | Well, the situation kinda evolved. The insurance realized that I had witnesses and all so they asked the expert if he wanted to change his statement. Since he doesn't want to, the insurance is sending another expert to look at the bike. This is not just the expert being mistaken, he's now accusing me of a false declaration to the insurance (and the police). | |
| Jan 18, 2019 at 17:37 | comment | added | David Siegel | @z3r0 You don't know that the expert lied. You know that his conclusion was incorrect. Experts often reach incorrect conclusions. It may well be that the nature of your damage is often seen with wheelies, but not this time. Saying that the expert lied if he was in fact honestly mistaken might well be defamation, and would be very hard to prove even if he did lie. | |
| Jan 18, 2019 at 16:05 | vote | accept | z3r0 | ||
| Jan 18, 2019 at 16:03 | comment | added | z3r0 | Thanks for the advice. Also, I don't want to sue him for his "errors" but rather for lying. I might sound obsessed (not sure this is the right word) but I can't wrap my head around an expert honestly maintaining false accusations based on the sole damage of a license plate holder... | |
| Jan 18, 2019 at 16:01 | comment | added | Martin Bonner supports Monica | @z3r0 I don't know. It depends on the professional organization he is a member of. The only legal aspect (and hence really the only part that is on-topic here) is "beware libel laws". | |
| Jan 18, 2019 at 15:58 | comment | added | z3r0 | Can I at least report him as "unprofessional" or "incompetent" to his peers or something along those lines? The insurance seems actually willing to pay as they don't seem to have evidence besides their (third party) expert. They even called him today to ask him if he maintains his version. | |
| Jan 18, 2019 at 15:55 | comment | added | Paul Johnson | Presumably you could also hire your own expert, although this can lead to a "battle of the experts" in the courtroom | |
| Jan 18, 2019 at 15:52 | history | answered | Martin Bonner supports Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |